The following is the discography of the English symphonic and progressive rock band the Moody Blues.
| The Moody Blues discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 16 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 27 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Video albums | 7 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Album details | UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magnificent Moodies (US title: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Days of Future Passed
|
27 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
In Search of the Lost Chord
|
5 | — | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 23 | ||
On the Threshold of a Dream
|
1 | — | 26 | 37 | — | — | 12 | — | 20 | ||
To Our Children's Children's Children
|
2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||
A Question of Balance
|
1 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 3 | ||
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
|
1 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 2 | ||
Seventh Sojourn
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 7 | — | 10 | — | 1 | ||
Octave
|
6 | — | 9 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 13 | ||
Long Distance Voyager
|
7 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 1 | ||
The Present
|
15 | — | 11 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 26 |
| |
The Other Side of Life
|
24 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | — | — | — | 9 | ||
Sur la Mer
|
21 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 |
| |
Keys of the Kingdom
|
54 | — | 29 | — | 67 | — | — | — | 94 | ||
Strange Times
|
92A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | ||
December
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Recorded | Album details | US [9] |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1969 + 5 studio tracks 1967–1968 | Caught Live + 5
|
26 | |
| 9 September 1992 | A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
|
93 |
|
| 1 May 2000 | Hall of Fame
|
185 | |
| 11 June 2005 | Lovely to See You: Live
|
— | |
| 1967–1970 | Live at the BBC 1967–1970
|
— | |
| 30 August 1970 | Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
|
— | |
| 6–7 June 2017 | Days of Future Passed Live
|
— | |
| 3 July 1991 | Live at Montreux 1991
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Compilation albums
edit| Album details | UK [1] |
CAN [3] |
US [9] |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This Is The Moody Blues
|
14 | 2 | 11 | ||
Out of This World
|
15 | — | — |
| |
Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
|
— | 91 | 132 | ||
Prelude
|
— | — | — | ||
Blue
|
— | — | — | ||
Greatest Hits
|
71 | — | 113 |
| |
Legend of a Band: The Story of the Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
Time Traveller
|
— | — | — |
| |
The Very Best of The Moody Blues (US title: The Best of The Moody Blues)
|
13 | — | — |
| |
Anthology
|
— | — | — | ||
Classic Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
The Best of The Moody Blues: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
|
— | — | — | ||
The Very Best of The Moody Blues / Strange Times
|
19 | — | — | ||
The Singles +
|
— | — | — | ||
The Collection
|
— | — | — | ||
The Very Best of The Moody Blues / Hall of Fame
|
— | — | — | ||
Say It with Love
|
— | — | — | ||
Ballads
|
— | — | — | ||
Ballads / December
|
— | — | — | ||
Gold
|
— | — | — | ||
An Introduction to The Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
The Moody Blues Collected
|
— | — | — | ||
Playlist Plus
|
— | — | — | ||
Icon
|
— | — | — | ||
Timeless Flight
|
— | — | — | ||
The Polydor Years 1986–1992
|
— | — | — | ||
Nights In White Satin: The Essential Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Video albums
edit| Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|
Legend of a Band: The Story of The Moody Blues
| |
A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
|
|
Hall of Fame
|
|
Live at Montreux 1991
|
|
Lovely to See You: Live
|
|
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
|
|
Days of Future Passed Live
|
EPs
edit| EP details | UK |
|---|---|
The Moody Blues
|
12 |
Singles
edit| Year | Titles Both sides from same album except where indicated |
UK [1] |
AUS |
CAN [3] |
NLD [5] |
US Hot [15] |
US CB [16] |
US AC [17] |
US MR [18] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "Steal Your Heart Away" b/w "Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Go Now" b/w "It's Easy Child" |
1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — | UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track
US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 | |
| 1965 | "Go Now" b/w "Lose Your Money" |
UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track
US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track | ||||||||
| "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" b/w "Time Is on My Side" |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Non-album tracks
US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track | |
| "From the Bottom of My Heart (I Love You)" b/w "And My Baby's Gone" |
22 | — | 23 | — | 93 | 70 | — | — | UK: Non-album tracks
US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 | |
| "Everyday" b/w "You Don't" |
44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1966 | "Stop!" b/w "Bye Bye Bird" |
— | — | 88 | — | 98 | 93 | — | — | UK: The Magnificent Moodies
US: A-side non-album track/B-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 |
| "This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)" b/w "Boulevard de la Madeleine" |
— | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1967 | "Life's Not Life" b/w "He Can Win" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fly Me High" b/w "I Really Haven't Got the Time" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love and Beauty" b/w "Leave This Man Alone" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nights in White Satin"A b/w "Cities" |
19 | — | 30 | 1 | 103 | — | — | — | A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track | |
| 1968 | "Tuesday Afternoon" b/w "Another Morning" |
— | — | 12 | — | 24 | 26 | — | — | Days of Future Passed |
| "Voices in the Sky" b/w "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume" |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Search of the Lost Chord | |
| "Ride My See-Saw" b/w "A Simple Game" |
42 | — | 33 | 12 | 61 | 41 | — | — | A-side on In Search of the Lost Chord/B-side non-album track | |
| 1969 | "Never Comes the Day" b/w "So Deep Within You" |
— | — | 74 | — | 91 | 90 | — | — | On the Threshold of a Dream |
| "Watching and Waiting" b/w "Out and In" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Our Children's Children's Children | |
| 1970 | "Question" b/w "Candle of Life" |
2 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 19 | — | — | A-side on A Question of Balance/B-side on To Our Children's Children's Children |
| 1971 | "The Story in Your Eyes" b/w "Melancholy Man" |
— | 68 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | — | — | A-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour/B-side on A Question of Balance |
| 1972 | "Isn't Life Strange" b/w "After You Came" |
13 | 39 | 9 | — | 29 | 20 | — | — | A-side on Seventh Sojourn/B-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
| "Nights in White Satin"B b/w "Cities" |
9 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 37 | — | A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track | |
| 1973 | "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" b/w "For My Lady" |
36 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | — | — | Seventh Sojourn |
| 1978 | "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" b/w "I'll Be Level with You" |
— | 78 | 41 | — | 39 | 46 | — | — | Octave |
| "Driftwood" b/w "I'm Your Man" |
— | — | 60 | — | 59 | 68 | 38 | — | ||
| 1981 | "Gemini Dream" b/w "Painted Smile" |
— | 36 | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | — | 13 | Long Distance Voyager |
| "The Voice" b/w "22,000 Days" |
— | 91 | 9 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 1 | ||
| "Talking Out of Turn" b/w "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" |
— | — | 27 | — | 65 | 60 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Blue World" b/w "Going Nowhere" (UK), "Sorry" (US) |
35 | — | 40 | — | 62 | 72 | — | 32 | The Present |
| "Sitting at the Wheel" b/w "Sorry" (UK), "Going Nowhere" (US) |
91 | — | 18 | — | 27 | 30 | — | 3 | ||
| "Running Water" b/w "Under My Feet" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Your Wildest Dreams" b/w "Talkin' Talkin'" |
— | 20 | 55 | — | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | The Other Side of Life |
| "The Other Side of Life" b/w "The Spirit" |
— | 80 | — | — | 58 | 76 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 1988 | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" b/w "Miracle" |
52 | 37 | 15 | — | 30 | 40 | 9 | 2 | Sur la Mer |
| "Here Comes the Weekend" b/w "River of Endless Love" |
— | — | 50 | |||||||
| "No More Lies" b/w "River of Endless Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | |||
| 1991 | "Say It with Love" b/w "Lean on Me (Tonight)" |
— | — | 36 | — | — | 31 | 22 | Keys of the Kingdom | |
| "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" b/w "Once Is Enough" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "English Sunset" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strange Times | |
| 2003 | "December Snow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | December | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Notes
editA:^ "Nights in White Satin" charted highest in most countries on its 1972 re-release, except in the Netherlands where the original 1967 release charted higher.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Artist Chart History: Moody Blues". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Go-Set Magazine Charts: Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". Pop Archives. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004.
- ^ "Moody Blues Search Results" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2011. [dead link]
- ^ a b "The Moody Blues" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "The Moody Blues" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Artist Info: The Moody Blues". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "The Moody Blues" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "The Moody Blues Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Gold & Platinum Database Results". Music Canada. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 407.
- ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
edit- The Moody Blues discography at Discogs